reremouse
[ reer-mous ]
noun,plural rere·mice.Archaic.
a bat.
Origin of reremouse
1before 1100; Middle English reremous,Old English hrēremūs, equivalent to hrēre- (origin uncertain; perhaps akin to hrēran to move) + mūsmouse
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British Dictionary definitions for reremouse
reremouse
rearmouse
/ (ˈrɪəˌmaʊs) /
Origin of reremouse
1Old English hrēremūs, probably from hrēran to move + mūs mouse
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